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Originally Posted by octatonic
This is a rudimentary type of voice leading that you see a lot in jazz.
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This is a good point. Here are some voice-leading paths. The first note corresponds to the first chord Em, the second note corresponds to the second chord D, and so on.
Em D F C
G F# F E
B A A G
E D C C
Here is one long descending line supported by the chord pattern played 3 times:
E D C C B A A G G F# F E
The line can be repeated after the last E. Also, it appears that no ascending stepwise lines fit the progression.
A last thought. If I were to improvise over this, the first thing I would listen for is F/F#. If I can make the note F sound good over the D, then I could improvise with the C major scale. If F works over D, it is because it is a flat 3 blue note.